Artifact: Wholecloth Calimanco Quilt
Materials: Wool and Cotton
Dimensions: 102 1/2 x 99 1/2 in.
Date: ca. 1750
Origin: Made in New England
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: OASC
Ledger Entry: Calimanco
Department: Textile
Customer: Mrs. Elizabeth Doleman
Ledger Page: 38
Imported From: Most of the textiles sold in the Ramsay store were either produced and imported from England, or imported to the colonies through England.
Product Description
Calimanco was a worsted textile used for furnishing, clothing, and quilted coverlets. It was valued for its gloss and brilliance.
Citation: Florence M. Montgomery. Textiles in America, 1650-1870 : a Dictionary Based on Original Documents : Prints and Paintings, Commercial Records, American Merchants' Papers, Shopkeepers' Advertisements, and Pattern Books with Original Swatches of Cloth. (New York :Norton, 1984). 185-187.;
Historical Price: 12 pence per yard; Modern USD: $11.2
Product Variations
The databases record eleven purchases of calimanco. It was sold in color variations of scarlet, yellow, black, blue or green as well as flowered but The databases record no qualifiers to indicate the quality of fabric. The prices for calimanco range from twelve pence to one shilling ten pence per yard.
